The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16888

16888. Attend, O Earth, God Doth Declare

1 Attend, O earth! God doth de­clare
His uncon­trolled de­cree;
“Thou art My Son, this day, My heir.
Have I be­got­ten Thee.

2 “Upon My ho­ly Zion’s hill
My King I Thee or­dain;
And though Thy foes dis­pute My will,
Thou shalt for­ev­er reign.

3 “Ask, and re­ceive Thy full de­mands;
Thine shall the hea­then be;
The ut­most lim­it of the lands
Shall be pos­sessed by Thee.

4 "Thy right­eous scept­er Thou shalt sway,
And all Thy foes co­mmand;
Just as the po­tter breaks the clay,
And molds it with his hand."

5 If but in part His an­ger rise,
Who can e­ndure the flame?
Then blest are they whose hope re­lies
On His most ho­ly name.

Text Information

• First Line: Attend, O earth! God doth de­clare
• Title: Attend, O Earth, God Doth Declare
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: The Advent Harp by Joshua Vaughan Himes (Boston: J. V. Himes, 1849)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: RICHMOND
• Composer: Thomas Haweis
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain